Lyon vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lyon	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1764	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4202	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$852	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$1475	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3220	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	92	82
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	519K	468K

The cost of living in Lyon is 24% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 3001st and 1246th ($1764 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1054th in France and the United States, respectively. Check France vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Lyon compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Lyon ranked 4th best city to live in France vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 221st and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Raleigh

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	Lyon	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.7	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.09	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$874	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.8	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7010	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4172	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.8	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.9	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.43	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.89	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$661	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12190	$24650

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Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1687
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1269
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1419
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1584
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1619
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1392
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1331
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1581
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1876
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3501
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3431
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3436
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3507
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3731
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1397
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1256
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1556
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1172
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3833
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1508
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$2014
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$3277
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$3299
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1521
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3524
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3222
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1635
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1295
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1488
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1694
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$3150
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1542
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$2465
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2823
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2874
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2654
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1435
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1479
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1652
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2997

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736